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Acolyte

Noun Someone Who Assists a Priest or Minister in a Liturgical Service; a Cleric Ordained in the Highest of the Minor Orders in the Roman Catholic Church but Not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches

Abscess

Noun Symptom Consisting of a Localized Collection of Pus Surrounded by Inflamed Tissue

Activism

Noun a Policy of Taking Direct and Militant Action to Achieve a Political or Social Goal

Abolitionist

Noun a Reformer Who Favors Abolishing Slavery

Acumen

Noun a Tapering Point; Shrewdness Shown by Keen Insight

Acronym

Noun a Word Formed from the Initial Letters of the Several Words in the Name

Abomination

Noun an Action That is Vicious or Vile; an Action That Arouses Disgust or Abhorrence; a Person Who is Loathsome or Disgusting; Hate Coupled with Disgust

Acclivity

Noun an Upward Slope or Grade (as in a Road)

Abscission

Noun the Act of Cutting Something Off; Shedding of Flowers and Leaves and Fruit Following Formation of Scar Tissue in a Plant

Acme

Noun the Highest Level or Degree Attainable; the Highest Stage of Development; the Highest Point (of Something)

Ablution

Noun the Ritual Washing of a Priest's Hands or of Sacred Vessels

Acoustics

Noun the Study of the Physical Properties of Sound

Abbot

Noun the Superior of an Abbey of Monks

Abandon

Noun the Trait of Lacking Restraint or Control; Reckless Freedom from Inhibition or Worry; a Feeling of Extreme Emotional Intensity; Verb Stop Maintaining or Insisting On; of Ideas or Claims; Leave Someone Who Needs or Counts on You; Leave in the Lurch; Give Up with the Intent of Never Claiming Again; Forsake, Leave Behind; Leave Behind Empty; Move out of

Abrogate

Verb Revoke Formally

Aaronic

Pertaining to Priesthood

Acumen

noun a tapering point; shrewdness shown by keen insight

Acidulous

Adj. Being Sour to the Taste

Abreast

Adj. Being Up to Particular Standard or Level Especially in Being Up to Date in Knowledge; Adv. Alongside Each Other, Facing on the Same Direction

Abrasive

Adj. Causing Abrasion; Sharply Disagreeable; Rigorous; Noun a Substance That Abrades or Wears Down

Adipose

Adj. Composed of Animal Fat

Acquitted

Adj. Declared Not Guilty of a Specific Offense or Crime; Legally Blameless

Abstruse

Adj. Difficult to Penetrate; Incomprehensible to One of Ordinary Understanding or Knowledge

Abstract

Adj. Existing Only in the Mind; Separated from Embodiment; Dealing with a Subject in the Abstract Without Practical Purpose or Intention; Not Representing or Imitating External Reality or the Objects of Nature; Noun a Concept or Idea Not Associated with Any Specific Instance; a Sketchy Summary of the Main Points of an Argument or Theory; Verb Consider a Concept Without Thinking of a Specific Example; Consider Abstractly or Theoretically; Consider Apart from a Particular Case or Instance; Give an Abstract (of); Make off with Belongings of Others

Abortive

Adj. Failing to Accomplish an Intended Result

Accessory

Adj. Furnishing Added Support; Noun a Supplementary Component That Improves Capability; Clothing That is Worn or Carried, but Not Part of Your Main Clothing; Someone Who Helps Another Person Commit a Crime

Acerbic

Adj. Harsh or Corrosive in Tone; Sour or Bitter in Taste

Acrid

Adj. Harsh or Corrosive in Tone; Strong and Sharp; "the Pungent Taste of Radishes"

Adept

Adj. Having or Showing Knowledge and Skill and Aptitude; Noun Someone Who is Dazzlingly Skilled in Any Field

Adamant

Adj. Impervious to Pleas, Persuasion, Requests, Reason; Noun Very Hard Native Crystalline Carbon Valued As a Gem

Acrimonious

Adj. Marked by Strong Resentment or Cynicism

Aberrant

Adj. Markedly Different from an Accepted Norm; Noun One Whose Behavior Departs Substantially from the Norm of a Group

Abhorrent

Adj. Offensive to the Mind

Abject

Adj. Showing Humiliation or Submissiveness; of the Most Contemptible Kind; Most Unfortunate or Miserable; Showing Utter Resignation or Hopelessness

Abysmal

Adj. So Deep As to Be Unmeasurable; Very Great; Limitless

Abstemious

Adj. Sparing in Consumption of Especially Food and Drink; Marked by Temperance in Indulgence

Accomplished

Adj. Successfully Completed or Brought to an End; Settled Securely and Unconditionally; Highly Skilled

Adhesive

Adj. Tending to Adhere; Noun a Substance That Unites or Bonds Surfaces Together

Abominable

Adj. Unequivocally Detestable; Exceptionally Bad or Displeasing

Adjunct

Adj. of or Relating to a Person Who is Subordinate to Another; Furnishing Added Support; Noun a Construction That Can Be Used to Extend the Meaning of a Word or Phrase but is Not One of the Main Constituents of a Sentence; Something Added to Another Thing but Not an Essential Part of It; a Person Who is an Assistant or Subordinate to Another

Actuarial

Adj. of or Relating to the Work of an Actuary

Aback

Adv. by Surprise; Having the Wind Against the Forward Side of the Sails

Abaddon

Hell

Accretion

Noun (law) an Increase in a Beneficiary's Share in an Estate (as when a Co-beneficiary Dies or Fails to Meet Some Condition or Rejects the Inheritance); an Increase by Natural Growth or Addition; (geology) an Increase in Land Resulting from Alluvial Deposits or Waterborne Sediment; (biology) Growth by Addition As by the Adhesion of Parts or Particles; (astronomy) the Formation of a Celestial Object by the Effect of Gravity Pulling Together Surrounding Objects and Gases; Something Contributing to Growth or Increase

Abel

Noun (old Testament) Cain and Abel Were the First Children of Adam and Eve Born After the Fall of Man; Abel Was Killed by Cain; Norwegian Mathematician (1802-1829)

Abstinence

Noun Act or Practice of Refraining from Indulging an Appetite; the Trait of Abstaining (especially from Alcohol)

Abettor

Noun One Who Helps or Encourages or Incites Another

Abaca

Noun Philippine Banana Tree Having Leafstalks That Yield Manila Hemp Used for Rope and Paper Etc; a Kind of Hemp Obtained from the Abaca Plant in the Philippines

Abnegation

Noun Renunciation of Your Own Interests in Favor of the Interests of Others; the Denial and Rejection of a Doctrine or Belief

Accord

Noun Sympathetic Compatibility; Concurrence of Opinion; a Written Agreement Between Two States or Sovereigns; Harmony of People's Opinions or Actions or Characters; Verb Allow to Have; Go Together

Abeyance

Noun Temporary Cessation or Suspension

Abyss

Noun a Bottomless Gulf or Pit; Any Unfathomable (or Apparently Unfathomable) Cavity or Chasm or Void Extending Below (often Used Figuratively)

Adage

Noun a Condensed but Memorable Saying Embodying Some Important Fact of Experience That is Taken As True by Many People

Aborigine

Noun a Dark-skinned Member of a Race of People Living in Australia when Europeans Arrived; the Earliest Known Inhabitants of a Region

Abutment

Noun a Masonry Support That Touches and Directly Receives Thrust or Pressure of an Arch or Bridge; Point of Contact Between Two Objects or Parts

Abbey

Noun a Monastery Ruled by an Abbot; a Convent Ruled by an Abbess; a Church Associated with a Monastery or Convent

Accomplice

Noun a Person Who Joins with Another in Carrying out Some Plan (especially an Unethical or Illegal Plan)

Acerbity

Noun a Sharp Sour Taste; a Sharp Bitterness; a Rough and Bitter Manner

Accolade

Noun a Tangible Symbol Signifying Approval or Distinction

Aberration

Noun an Optical Phenomenon Resulting from the Failure of a Lens or Mirror to Produce a Good Image; a Disorder in One's Mental State; a State or Condition Markedly Different from the Norm

Aasvogel

South African Vulture

Acknowledge

Verb Accept (someone) to Be What is Claimed or Accept His Power and Authority; Accept As Legally Binding and Valid; Express Obligation, Thanks, or Gratitude For; Report the Receipt Of; Declare to Be True or Admit the Existence or Reality or Truth Of; Express Recognition of the Presence or Existence Of, or Acquaintance with

Adduce

Verb Advance Evidence for

Accost

Verb Approach with an Offer of Sexual Favors; Speak to Someone

Abet

Verb Assist or Encourage, Usually in Some Wrongdoing

Abate

Verb Become Less in Amount or Intensity; Make Less Active or Intense

Addle

Verb Become Rotten; Mix Up or Confuse

Adjudicate

Verb Bring to an End; Settle Conclusively; Put on Trial or Hear a Case and Sit As the Judge at the Trial of

Abash

Verb Cause to Be Embarrassed; Cause to Feel Self-conscious

Abase

Verb Cause to Feel Shame; Hurt the Pride of

Abstain

Verb Choose Not to Consume; Refrain from Voting

Abolish

Verb Do Away with

Abhor

Verb Find Repugnant

Abominate

Verb Find Repugnant

Adhere

Verb Follow Through or Carry out a Plan Without Deviation; Stick to Firmly; Be a Devoted Follower or Supporter; Be Compatible or in Accordance With; Come or Be in Close Contact With; Stick or Hold Together and Resist Separation; Be Loyal to

Abjure

Verb Formally Reject or Disavow a Formerly Held Belief, Usually Under Pressure

Acclimate

Verb Get Used to a Certain Climate

Abdicate

Verb Give Up, Such As Power, As of Monarchs and Emperors, or Duties and Obligations

Accompany

Verb Go or Travel Along With; Perform an Accompaniment To; Be Associated With; Be a Companion to Somebody

Accrue

Verb Grow by Addition; Come into the Possession of

Abridge

Verb Lessen, Diminish, or Curtail; Reduce in Scope While Retaining Essential Elements

Absolve

Verb Let off the Hook; Grant Remission of a Sin to

Abut

Verb Lie Adjacent to Another or Share a Boundary

Adapt

Verb Make Fit For, or Change to Suit a New Purpose; Adapt or Conform Oneself to New or Different Conditions

Acquit

Verb Pronounce Not Guilty of Criminal Charges; Behave in a Certain Manner

Accoutre

Verb Provide with Military Equipment

Abduct

Verb Pull Away from the Body; Take Away to an Undisclosed Location Against Their Will and Usually in Order to Extract a Ransom

Accentuate

Verb Put Stress On; Utter with an Accent; to Stress, Single out As Important

Accomplish

Verb Put in Effect; to Gain with Effort

Actuate

Verb Put in Motion or Move to Act; Give an Incentive for Action

Abscond

Verb Run Away; Usually Includes Taking Something or Somebody Along

Abbreviate

Verb Shorten; Reduce in Scope While Retaining Essential Elements

Accede

Verb Take on Duties or Office; to Agree or Express Agreement; Submit or Yield to Another's Wish or Opinion

Abrade

Verb Wear Away; Rub Hard or Scrub

Acquiesce

Verb to Agree or Express Agreement

Acquiscent

a Person Who Assents or Makes No Opposition

Adept

adj. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Absurd

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; incongruous; inviting ridicule; noun a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

Acquittal

noun a judgment of not guilty

Accentuate

verb put stress on; utter with an accent; to stress, single out as important